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About Bhikhana Pur Village

Bhikhana Pur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 185 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.44 hectares hectares.

Bhikhana Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhana Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 54.44 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 185
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhana Pur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhana Pur is the 382nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 54.44 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bhikhana Pur

Bhikhana Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhikhana Pur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhana Pur from other places

Bhikhana Pur lies about 36 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhikhana Pur
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 15 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 36 km

Villages closest to Bhikhana Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhikhana Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhana Pur village had a population of 394. That makes it the 382nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Bhikhana Pur village has 185 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhana Pur has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Bhikhana Pur covers 54.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhana Pur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhana Pur is Shahganj Junction, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhikhana Pur.

Bhikhana Pur is about 36 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhana Pur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 15 km away. Shahganj is about 15 km away. Shāhganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samshipur (under 2 km), Habibpur (under 2 km) and Chandauli (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhikhana Pur today is likely to be higher.

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